as in capabilities
the physical or mental power to do something
as a result of the accident the once-vigorous athlete lost the ability to walk
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Recent Examples of abilities
Across campuses, students work with industry leaders to consult on business challenges that help deepen emotional intelligence and communication skills, while sharpening their abilities to pitch and present campaigns to real clients as part of their classwork.
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Neeli Bendapudi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Humanoid robots such as Pepper are designed to look and behave in ways that resemble humans, featuring recognizable traits such as heads, eyes, hands, facial expressions, and conversational abilities.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
California’s e-bike laws and restrictions E-bikes have zoomed into popularity across the country, especially among kids and teens, and that surge has been met with a wide array of models with different specifications and abilities.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Kids can join shipboard activities suited to their abilities, with watersports and mast climbing limited to ages 12 and up.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
College athletics provides young people across America opportunities to strive for the highest levels of their abilities, compete to win while learning sportsmanship and, most importantly, discover how to grow and thrive as a team.
—Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
Many are discouraged by a lack of confidence in their abilities, limited exposure to what the field actually involves, and little awareness of the range of careers cybersecurity offers.
—Tarika Barrett, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Classes are accessible to all levels and abilities.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Ready to move forward with confidence in your goals and abilities?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Neeli Bendapudi, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Humanoid robots such as Pepper are designed to look and behave in ways that resemble humans, featuring recognizable traits such as heads, eyes, hands, facial expressions, and conversational abilities.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
California’s e-bike laws and restrictions E-bikes have zoomed into popularity across the country, especially among kids and teens, and that surge has been met with a wide array of models with different specifications and abilities.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Kids can join shipboard activities suited to their abilities, with watersports and mast climbing limited to ages 12 and up.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
College athletics provides young people across America opportunities to strive for the highest levels of their abilities, compete to win while learning sportsmanship and, most importantly, discover how to grow and thrive as a team.
—Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
Many are discouraged by a lack of confidence in their abilities, limited exposure to what the field actually involves, and little awareness of the range of careers cybersecurity offers.
—Tarika Barrett, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Classes are accessible to all levels and abilities.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Ready to move forward with confidence in your goals and abilities?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abilities
Noun
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Ramp plans to invest the capital in AI to expand its capabilities and product offerings.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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And some of the capabilities that these models have to access systems, not only federal government systems, but financial systems, is very concerning to us.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The crane is intended to support the installation of wind turbines with capacities exceeding 10 megawatts and hub heights above 656 feet, a segment expected to expand as developers seek higher energy yields from fewer turbines.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Our classrooms are specifically designed to allow each child to develop at their speed and according to their capacities.—
Jose Bolaños,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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These healthy children were an argument for a midwife’s skills.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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ZipRecruiter’s Invite to Apply feature enables employers to contact prospects whose skills match an open role, including passive candidates who may not be actively searching for a new job.—
Audrey Payne,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Another piece surely is that the Duffers are taking their talents to Paramount.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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What gives me optimism is that so many people still want to direct their immense talents and energies toward research.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Your intuitive faculties are on point today as the sun coordinates with Neptune.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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The researchers also announced a contest with a $200,000 prize pool on the popular machine learning competition site Kaggle for outside researchers to help build evaluations for the five cognitive faculties where existing benchmark tests are weakest.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But you may be better served by aligning your efforts to upskill with the specific skills and competencies employers are advertising for in your local labor market.—
Michael Collins,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This perspective informs Mentor126’s direction and involves the same three competencies any human mentor would use.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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“Abilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abilities. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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